Vehicle-wheel



.J. P. COPLAND. VEHICLE WHEEL APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 9 6

JAMES P. GQPLANID, OI" CLEVELAND, OHIO.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2'7, 1919.

dpplication filed may 17, 1916. Serial No. 98,015.

from the coiipercting wheel member or rapid said m ml'nar being shownherein to uh and spokes, the said or wheel member and rim colperatingill? to .m wheel body. A further and more limit-ed object cl inventionis; to provide ion w rerehy the rim sruoporting u construr and clzunpangmeans are conveniently and ellicleutly associated with the ends of thespokes, as distinguished. from u telly or felly nl which, with the huband spokes, constitr another type of Wheel body. Further and morelimited objects of the invention will. appear in that pert of thespecification following l'lOI'BlllZlflllZi-El and will be realized inmid through the combinations or" elements lmdied in the u' heretoannexed. ling part hereof, Figt'iz'tl front or outside el embodying myinveu a vertical sectional view taken the outer end of one of the spokesrim; 555g. :1. detail in plan of one in the spoke with the coiiperutingrim t we" oir'tiucg "ed elm: in; devices; Fig. 4: a View of'the movableclamping 5 uperspective view of the are of the spokes-end its assop byreference characters the illustrated herein, 1 denotes we hub and thespokes oil a. wheel body, wheel body being shown as made of pressedmetal. The outer end of the spoke has rigidly secured thereto thesupprrtin" member for the inner side of the rim. This support 11g.member see a which is adopted to lit min the cu of the spoke, the. slallordj y whereby said secured to the manner, as by brazing or electricWelding.

At the front or outer side, the sleeve is thickened to provide ufixednut or anchor 4, the projection thus formed being provided wlth athreaded bore 5 registering ,with an aperture 6 in the outer or frontwall of the spoke. At its outer end, the sleeve has formed therewith thesupporting member for the inner side of the rim 7, which rim may be ofany of the approved commercial or standard types. This supportingmember, indicated generally at 8, projects laterally beyond the top ofthe sleeve 3 sous to bear against the end ofthe spoke. It extends fromthe outer side or face of the spoke across the end and is formed into anoutwardly projecting inclined seat 9 which is adapted to receive andcoope'ate with the correspondingly shaped surface of the inner side ofthe rim 7 The member 8 may be conveniently cast with the sleeve 3 and isshown as provided with a central strengthening rib 10. At its outer orfront side it is provided with e seat 11 which. is preferablysubstantially flat and approximately parallel with the axis of thewheel. I

12 denotes generally the movable clamping member which is adapted toengage the outer side of the demountable rim. This clampifig member maybe formed as a cast in g having a radially extending web 13 one end'ofwhich is provided with a. flange 14 which is adapted tofbear against thespoke endbeneeth the ope 'ing (3 and the other end of which is providell with a concaved and inclined rim-engaging surface ..5 similar inshape to the seat 9 formed on the supporting member 8. The rim engagingportion is extended inwardly to provide a ledge or flange once to theshank while being held in opera.-

tive relation. to the spoke and the supporting member 8 by the bolt head19. This bolt head is shown as interposed between a. pair of radiallyextending flanges 20 projecting from the web 13 and uniting the samewith the rim engaging projection.

With the spoke ends constructed in the manner described, the operationwill be more or less self-evident. The bolts 18 will be retractedsufliciently to enable the inner ends of the clamping members to clearthe 00- operating parts of their supporting members and to swing upontheir respective bolt shanks as pivots. The rim may then be applied tothe supporting members 8, whereupon the'elainping members may be swungoutwardly upon their bolts into rim-engaging position. and their boltsset up, which will result in forcing the rim laterally against the seatsat the inner sides of the spokes, the rim being carried by these seatsand the corresponding cooperating seats 15 provided on the movableclamping members. The construction of the parts is such that the rimwill be forced against its inner lateral seatby the lateral wedgingaction of the clamping members and will be maintained under tension bythe radial thrust exerted upon the rim by the seat and the (dampingmember's.

Having thus described my invei'ition, what I claim iS 1. Thecombination, with a hollow spoke end. of a rim supporting member mountedwithin the spoke end and having an inwardly projecting rim seat, a boltextendin through the outer wall of the spoke end am having a threadedengagement with the portion of the rim-supporting member within thespoke end, and a clamping member loosely mounted one-aid bolt and havinga portion adapted to engage the outer side of the rim and an extensionadapted to engage and move along the outer surface of the sup: portingmember.

2. The combination with a wheel spoke and rim, of a seat memberextending across and fixed directly to'the end of the spoke, and havinganinclined surface at one side, a wedge member fitting between the rimand the opposite side of the scat member, and a.

to bear against and engage bolt connecting thewedge member and. the Seatmember.

3. The combination, with a hollow spoke end, of'a rim-supporting memberhavin a sleeve fitting within the spoke end an a ledge adapted to engageand seat upon the spoke end, the rim-supporting member hav .ing aninclined seat adapted to receive one side of a rim and the wall of thesleeve opposite such side being thickened and provided with a threadedbore registering with an aperture in the spoke end, a bolt extendingthrough said bore and threaded into such sleeve projection, and amovable clamping member loosely mounted on said bolt and having at oneend a projection adapted the spoke end opposite the thickened portion ofthe sleeve and having its opposite end provided with an inclined rimengaging portion and a pro jeetion adapted to ride upon the supportingmember.

4. The combination, with a spoke/end, of a rim supporting member mountedwithin the spoke end and having an inwardly projecting rim seat, a bolthaving a threaded engagement with the spoke end, and a clamping membermounted on said bolt and having a portion adapted to engage the outerside of the rim and an extension adapted to engage and move along theouter surface of the supporting member.

The combination with a wheel spoke and demoun'table rim, of a seatmember havi ing a shank fitting within the outer end of the spoke andhaving an inclined extension at one side forming a seat for the rim, awedge member fitting between the rim and the opposite side of the seatmember, and a bolt connecting the wedge member and the shank of the,seat member.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature,

JAMES P. COPLAND.

